Use Of Digital Resources Research Articles

Meta-subject tasks in online services as a means of forming mathematical literacy of ninth-grade students

The article presents the results of a study of the educational and methodological capabilities of online services for the development of functional mathematical literacy of students using meta-subject tasks. The purpose of the article is to present a model of organizing the activities of schoolchildren to perform meta-subject tasks in online services and the experience of its implementation using the example of the extracurricular activities course tasks for ninthgrade students. This model is based on the technology of blended learning; the model details the activities of the teacher and the student at each stage of work on the task, determines the methods of organizing the work of students and the appropriate technical support, involving the use of digital resources and online services. In the process of experimental testing, a survey among 42 students was conducted, as a result of which information was obtained about the convenience of online services, about the comfort of the respondents and its conditions when using blended learning technology. It is concluded that the use of online services to organize the work of students on meta-subject tasks in order to form functional mathematical literacy and universal learning activities seems really promising.

The Influence of Digital Teaching Process on College Students' Learning Performance

With the popularization and application of computer network in all kinds of education, digital learning has gradually become an important learning mode for college students in all kinds of schools in China. Based on this, this study attempts to investigate the influence of digital teaching process on college students' learning performance. The survey results show that the realization of digital teaching environment has changed the traditional relationship between teachers and college students. Compared with traditional teaching, the use of digital resources in teaching can stimulate college students' interest and improve their concentration time. Through the guidance of teachers, college students' two kinds of attention can be coordinated and alternated, so as to improve their attention to knowledge. College students who adopt digital teaching rate the tutors, and the results show that learners are very satisfied with the tutors' guidance. The realization of digital teaching environment enlarges the scope of college students' knowledge acquisition, and college students can easily acquire all kinds of knowledge they need through the network, and store, process and share it.

Features of the digitalization of the educational and methodological cluster of the scientific and pedagogical expert

The purpose of the study is to highlight the specifics of the implementation of the principles of digitization of the educational and methodological work in a scientific and pedagogical worker. In the modern educational environment, the digital arsenal is effectively used by scientific and pedagogical specialists in their professional activities. Therefore, an urgent question arose regarding the arrangement of the educational and methodological cluster under the requirements of educational strategies. The research methodology uses general scientific methods of scientific and pedagogical discourse, among which we note: analysis, systematization, modeling, and forecasting. Also, scientific and philosophical methodological synergistic principles are used in the scientific article, which allows us to correlate of the use of digital resources with traditional elements of the educational and methodological segment. Elements of the novelty of scientific intelligence are the need to agree on the principles of digitization among all key clusters of higher education. Digitization should be considered a complex mechanism of the work of a teacher at a higher education institution since the innovative paradigm of modern education extends to all segments - educational and methodological, research and organizational. Synergistic interaction allows us to bring to a common denominator the features of digitization of the educational-methodological cluster with all other components of the work of a higher school teacher. This approach ensures an increase in a scientific and pedagogical worker's general level of professional competencies. Conclusion. Therefore, in the modern educational and methodological paradigm, the principles of digitalization are actively implemented, which, in combination with traditional resources, form an effective format for implementing the professional competencies of a scientific and pedagogical specialist

Analysis of the Level of Critical Competence of Teachers Participating in the Distance and Face-To-Face Education Programme of the European Project “Media in Action”, Involving Spain, Italy, Malta, and the United Kingdom

ABSTRACT Critical competence is the most demanded by researchers and the most disadvantaged when it comes to measuring it, according to the results of the project. When it comes to measuring it, according to the results of studies consulted (Livingstone, 2003; Vicent González, 2014; Fedorov et al. 2015; Ferrés, 2018 and 2020; Pereira, 2018). In the studies reviewed on critical competence, a major deficiency was noted in the case of teachers, students, and families when it came to the critical analysis of information published in the media and the use of digital resources. Both the results of scientific studies (Gutiérrez-Marín et al. 2012) and European organizations and UNESCO agree on the need to urgently implement media and critical literacy in virtual classrooms. With the aim of promoting a reflective reading of media messages, this study aims to measure teachers’ critical competence through a series of practical exercises based on the analysis of advertising images, news and hoaxes using a quantitative methodology based on a survey, provided online, to teachers in five countries: Spain, Italy, Malta, and the United Kingdom. The surveys yielded valuable data confirming the effectiveness of training teachers through distance and/or face-to-face education in addressing misinformation and media manipulation.

Assessing the impact of knowledge management factors on digital resources acceptance: a survey of postgraduate students of public sector universities of Punjab

PurposeThis study aims to measure the acceptance of digital resources by integrating knowledge management (KM) factors (i.e. acquisition, sharing, application and protection) into the factors of the technology acceptance model (TAM) (i.e. perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness) and their impact on actual system use through behavioural intention.Design/methodology/approachUsing the quantitative research method, a survey was conducted of the public sector universities of Punjab, Pakistan. Data were collected from postgraduate students and analysed using partial least squares structural equation modelling.FindingsThe findings showed that the factors of KM with the integration of TAM significantly impact the acceptance of digital resources. The study’s hypotheses are all supported, and the findings demonstrated that knowledge acquisition, knowledge sharing, knowledge application and knowledge protection significantly influenced perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use, and that these factors are positively correlated with behavioural intentions to use digital resources.Originality/valueThis study has considerable significant implications for policymakers, developers and practitioners in designing digital resources. This study will also assist librarians to discover areas for development that may enhance the use of digital resources among users

English first additional language learning and teaching with digital resources

This paper investigates the learning and teaching of English as a first additional Language (EFAL) using digital resources. It was a qualitative study conducted in a Grade 10 township classroom in the Western Cape, South Africa. Data were collected through observation of a traditional classroom, a computer laboratory and a media room. In addition, using semi-structured interviews, an EFAL teacher, the head of department for languages and the school principal, were interviewed. The research aimed to understand whether the pedagogical digital literacy practices and the use of digital resources enhance the learning of EFAL. In South Africa, English is the language of learning and teaching (LoLT) for the majority of learners that are non-English speakers. Through the lens of computer assisted language learning (CALL) theory and Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK), this article argues that the integration of technology helps teachers to deliver the EFAL content in a flexible and enhanced way. The findings reveal that teachers who teach in impoverished backgrounds and in other languages need to be equipped with digital literacy skills. These skills will address the challenges of literacy currently faced by the country. In conclusion, the amalgamation of an e-education policy with the ...

The use of digital resources in the education system of foreign countries

The use of digital resources in the education system of foreign countries

Teaching digital competence in the use of YouTube and its incidental factors: Development of an instrument based on the UTAUT model from a higher order PLS‐SEM approach

AbstractThe increasing use of digital resources has changed the way of teaching, where platforms such as YouTube offer large repositories of educational videos. There are many theoretical studies that analyse the digital competences of teachers, but to a lesser extent on the behaviours and use that the teacher makes of this multimedia platform. Thus, the purpose of this study is the development of an instrument in which it is analysed how the behavioural intention of teachers on YouTube impacts their digital competence to search and select information, share information, and interact with other users of the platform, and create educational material. To achieve this, following the partial least squares (PLS) method of structural equation models, a higher‐order causal model was proposed based on an adaptation and extension of the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT). The study was carried out with a sample of 2157 teachers from all over Spain. The main result was that behavioural intention explained 22.70% of the true variance of teachers' digital competence. In addition, it has been possible to verify the reliability, convergent and discriminant validity of the established causal relationships, determining a model with acceptable goodness‐of‐fit. These findings show that it is a valid and reliable instrument to measure teachers' digital competences on YouTube, behavioural intention, and the system of relationships between factors. Practitioner notesWhat is already known about this topic Teachers can use YouTube to search and create creative and innovative educational lessons. The teacher must have adequate digital competence to search, select, evaluate, and effectively use the content of this platform in the classroom. The four central predictors of the UTAUT model (Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology) allow to explain and predict the adoption and use of ICT in different contexts. What this paper adds The elaboration of an instrument on the digital competences of the teacher on the use of YouTube as a didactic resource, based on an extended model of UTAUT. Identification of the factors with the greatest incidence on the behavioral intention of the teacher to use YouTube as an educational resource. Identification of how the behavioral intention and the ease of the conditions determine the use of YouTube by teachers to search for educational content, share it or create it by themselves. Implications for practice and/or policy Extensive information on the factors that teachers should pay attention to improve their behavioral intention to use YouTube as a teaching resource. The need to promote improvement policies on technological and digital conditions which will affect the digital competence of the teacher for the usability of YouTube as a more visual, verbal, and interactive educational process. Educational institutions should better prepare teachers for their role as innovative teachers, providing them with adequate digital skills in relation to the use of YouTube as a teaching resource.

Rejuvenating Kenyan Academic Library Services in the post-COVID-19 era

Academic libraries in Kenya have invested heavily in subscribing to electronic resources through the Kenya Library Information Services Consortium (KLISC), an attempt has been made to install relevant technological infrastructure and to some extent ensured the utilisation of digital services and resources to meet the needs of their clientele. However, the COVID-19 pandemic posed a special challenge to physical library services. Academic institutions were forced to close down to reduce the spread of the virus and fully provide their services online. This paper explores the interventions academic libraries applied to provide their services during COVID-19 era with a view of rejuvenating library services in the post-COVID-19 era in Kenya. A systematic literature review was used a methodology for the study. The review of online published articles on academic libraries operations and services provision amidst COVID-19 pandemic was conducted with a view to identifying global interventions to help rejuvenate academic library services in Kenya in post COVID-19 era. Findings of this study shows thatglobally, academic libraries adopted varied online strategies to provide services. Some of these include, document delivery via email, use of VPN to access online resources, mobile apps, web-based live chat, interactive social media platforms and online meeting applications such as google class, google meet, zoom, webinars. The finding provides key insights to varied media utilized in library operations and services. Challenge that hindered optimum utilisation of the service include lack of adequate information technology infrastructure and devices, limited budgets, insufficient digital competences, and inadequate digital policies. This paper recommends development of library digital policies on use of digital resources, re-prioritize enhanced library budgets to increase e-services provision, build capacity of library staff and users and invest in appropriate IT infrastructure in order to reposition library services appropriately in the post COVID-19 era and beyond

Developing and implementing a distance learning model for training specialists of the future

Modern social development requires improvement of the existing educational system, including through the implementation of innovative distance education, which has become established after the introduction of global quarantine restrictions. The purpose of the article is to propose a practically proven model of distance learning that will be useful in training the specialists of the future. Appropriate methods were used to write the article. The most important among them were the content analysis of theoretical and empirical materials, the method of generalization, and comparison. As a result of referring to the theoretical framework, a total of 27 positions of modern and relevant scientific literature were analyzed, which made it possible to provide the necessary theoretical basis for the study. The results analyze the impact of the proposed distance learning model on the educational process. The strengths and vulnerabilities of the proposed model are also identified based on empirical material. The results obtained are compared with the general trends in the organization of distance learning in the world. The conclusions note that the findings confirmed several statements about the prospects for using distance education even after the COVID-19 pandemic: the overall effectiveness of distance learning and the positive impact on students' academic achievement. The use of this learning model has led to an increase in digital competence, stimulation of students' cognitive activity, desire for independent learning, and use of digital resources.

Effectiveness of the Flipped Classroom in the Teaching of Mathematics in an Online Environment: Identification of Factors Affecting the Learning Process

The purpose of this study was to analyse the effectiveness of the Flipped Classroom methodology for teaching mathematics, geometry in particular, in an online environment. Specifically, we measured: 1) the academic achievement of students who were taught in this way; and 2) perceptions of satisfaction with this methodology and the virtual sessions attended through digital resources. For this purpose, a pre-experimental and ex-post-facto design was used with a sample of 113 Secondary Education students. With regard to academic performance, positive and significant differences were found between the pre-test and the post-test, with previous underachievement in mathematics, efforts made towards learning and the educational level of the parents being predictors. In respect of the students' perceptions, the results showed a favourable satisfaction with the use of the Flipped Classroom, where the environmental context in which the educational process takes place interferes with their perceptions. However, slightly negative perceptions were found on the use of virtual sessions with digital resources, where the frequency of use of some resources and electronic devices has a significant influence. These results add value on how to further integrate this methodology in the subject of mathematics, where the use of digital resources to learn geometry helps to improve the different competences and skills of the students.

Analysis of teachers in the use of digital resources in online teaching and assessment in COVID times

The study considered the use of online learning applications for instructional delivery and assessment purposes in higher institutions of learning that stimulates a new atmosphere where lecturers could utilize these facilities to promote learning. The study also determined the gender difference between lecturers use of online learning applications for instructional delivery and classroom assessment in a post-covid context. The digital applications analyzed in this study include Google classroom, Email, Moodle, Canvas, Google, Microsoft Team, Zoom, Google Meet, Cisco Webinar, Facebook groups, Open Educational Resources (OERs), Google docs, Google slide, WhatsApp and Telegram Channel. At present, however, opinions are divided over the extent to which lecturers utilize these online learning applications in instruction and assessment. A descriptive survey research design was adopted with 152 participants (n = 88 males and n = 64 females) for the study and the instrument used for data collection was Utilization of Online Leaning Applications in Classroom Instruction and Continuous Assessment Questionnaire (UOLACICAQ). On December 2021, the participants completed the Questionnaire. The internal consistency of the instrument was determined using Cronbach’s Alpha and the reliability index of .93 was obtained. Results of the study show a low extent of utilization of online learning applications in classroom instruction and continuous assessment (Canvas, Microsoft Team, Google Meet, Cisco Webinar, OERs, Google slide, Telegram Channel, Facebook groups, Moodle, Google Classroom, learning management systems, Google forms and Google sheet). There was however, a significant difference between male and female lecturers' use of online learning applications for continuous assessment. Lecturers’ utilization of online learning applications in instruction and assessment of learning will expose them to different online learning applications used in delivery instructions and assessing students’ learning. The research supplies good idea of the instrument for measuring those staked learning outcomes in higher institution. However, lecturers do not differ in terms of the extent to which they use online learning applications while delivering instructions in the classroom based on gender.

Achieving consensus on psychosocial and physical rehabilitation management for people living with kidney disease.

People living with chronic kidney disease (CKD) need to be able to live well with their condition. The provision of psychosocial interventions (psychological, psychiatric and social care) and physical rehabilitation management is variable across England, as well as the rest of the UK. There is a need for clear recommendations for standards of psychosocial and physical rehabilitation care for people living with CKD, and guidance for the commissioning and measurement of these services. The National Health Service (NHS) England Renal Services Transformation Programme (RSTP) supported a programme of work and modified Delphi process to address the management of psychosocial and physical rehabilitation care as part of a larger body of work to formulate a comprehensive commissioning toolkit for renal care services across England. We sought to achieve expert consensus regarding the psychosocial and physical rehabilitation management of people living with CKD in England and the rest of the UK. A Delphi consensus method was used to gather and refine expert opinions of senior members of the kidney multi-disciplinary team (MDT) and other key stakeholders in the UK. An agreement was sought on 16 statements reflecting aspects of psychosocial and physical rehabilitation management for people living with CKD. Twenty-six expert practitioners and other key stakeholders, including lived experience representatives, participated in the process. The consensus (>80% affirmative votes) amongst the respondents for all 16 statements was high. Nine recommendation statements were discussed and refined further to be included in the final iteration of the 'Systems' section of the NHS England RSTP commissioning toolkit. These priority recommendations reflect pragmatic solutions that can be implemented in renal care and include recommendations for a holistic wellbeing assessment for all people living with CKD who are approaching dialysis, or who are at listing for kidney transplantation, which includes the use of validated measurement tools to assess the need for further intervention in psychosocial and physical rehabilitation management. It is recommended that the scores from these measurement tools be included in the NHS England Renal Data Dashboard. There was also a recommendation for referral as appropriate to NHS Talking Therapies, psychology, counselling or psychotherapy, social work or liaison psychiatry for those with identified psychosocial needs. The use of digital resources was recommended to be used in addition to face-to-face care to provide physical rehabilitation, and all healthcare professionals should be educated to recognize psychosocial and physical rehabilitation needs and refer/sign-post people with CKD to appropriate services. There was high consensus amongst senior members of the kidney MDT and other key stakeholders, including those with lived experience, in the UK on all aspects of the psychosocial and physical rehabilitation management of people living with CKD. The results of this process will be used by NHS England to inform the 'Systems' section of the commissioning toolkit and data dashboard and to inform the National Standards of Care for people living with CKD.

Entrepreneurial marketing and marketing performance through digital marketing capabilities of SMEs in post-pandemic recovery

The use of digital resources through digital marketing is an option to be able to reach customers, build interactions with customers in real time and finally achieve customer satisfaction. This research intends to determine the influence of entrepreneurial marketing through digital marketing capabilities on marketing performance in Palu, Indonesia. The population in the study amounted to 21,696 with a total number of samples of 197 SMEs obtained with the Yamane and Isaac formula. The sampling technique in this study went through two stages, namely the Area Sampling Technique and then the Stratified Random Sampling Technique. Hypothesis testing used was path analysis with Smart-PLS software. The results showed that entrepreneurial marketing have positive and significant effects on digital marketing capabilities and on marketing performance. Furthermore, digital marketing capabilities have a positive and significant effect on marketing performance. However, digital marketing is less likely to mediate the relationship between entrepreneurial marketing and marketing performance. As practical implications, SMEs should continue to improve their capabilities and sharpen the implementation of entrepreneurial marketing strategies, in order to utilize their resources to find opportunities and create added value for customers, in order to continue to achieve marketing performance in a sustainable manner.

Technological aspects of dental education: will we still be reading a paper journal in 50 years?

Change has become the norm and with the digital revolution we are seeing the demise of the printed word. Dentistry is a pictorial subject, but will pictures in a textbook or journal be surpassed by accessing digital ones on a screen? This article reviews the rapidly changing access and reading of dental publications. An argument is that the ease of access to electronic material, such as video and podcasts, may make traditional paper-based publications obsolete. Already dentistry is seeing such changes take place. With such revolutions come challenges. Misinformation is much easier to generate, and the evidence base may be diluted. Furthermore artificial intelligence is now able to produce text and papers that will make it more difficult to critically review the dental content on offer. The future will bring many challenges and this article provides an opinion on what dentistry might expect. CPD/Clinical Relevance: There are challenges posed by the increasing use of digital resources for information and how this might impact dental knowledge.

Research trends in health information management

Context: Because of the recent pandemic COVID-19, research on management systems health information grew rapidly, underscoring the importance of knowing the investigative trends in these issues to identify the findings and global networks knowledge. Aims: To examine the developments and research trends in information management in health. Methods: A bibliometric analysis was carried out with the 215 results obtained from a search equation performed in the Scopus database. Documents were selected using the inclusion criteria according to the recommendations of the international declaration PRISMA and calculation was performed indicators of quality, quantity, and trend analysis. Results: These were identified as trends: Managing information and knowledge, Educational model/Curriculum design, information-seeking behavior. A research agenda also arises with the themes: reconfiguration of health policies, design and collaborative use in digital resources, telemedicine, meta-analysis tools for decision-making and cloud infrastructures. Conclusions: The United States leads the production in the subject, but there is a gap in Latin America in research in this field of knowledge. Likewise, as new routes in which the research exercise should be deepened are the reconfiguration of health policies, design and collaborative use of digital resources, telemedicine, meta-analysis of tools for decision making and Cloud infrastructures.

Engaging Students in Scientific Practices in a Remote Setting

The goal of science education has shifted from teaching scientific concepts to facilitating students’ active role in making sense of phenomena through engaging in scientific practices (SPs). While engaging in scientific practices, students use and develop core ideas. The COVID-19 pandemic forced a shift towards online education, stressing the need to explore how SPs are used in a remote setting. This study aimed to investigate upper secondary students’ use of SPs during collaborative work in a remote setting. The study was conducted in two stages. In Stage 1, the researcher designed collaborative assignments according to the SP approach. In Stage 2, students (N = 16) worked on the designed assignments in small groups. Students’ actions on the computer were recorded with screen-recording software and investigated from three perspectives: use of digital resources, use of SPs, and collaboration. Interviews were conducted to understand students’ perceptions and engagement and were analysed by content analysis means. The results indicated that the collaboration actions were intertwined with SPs use and use of digital resources. The challenges faced by students varied by SPs, with developing models and constructing scientific explanations causing the most challenges. We discuss possible strategies to engage students in SPs in online settings.

“Digital Humanities-2023” in Graz live: ideas, methods and pumpkin seed oil

The article presents the observations of a live participant of the “Digital Humanities -2023”, held in Graz, Austria in the summer of 2023. The “Digital Humanities” Congress is held annually by the Alliance of Digital Humanities Organizations (ADHO). Digital Humanities (DH) are at the intersection of computing or digital technologies and the disciplines of the humanities. It involves the development and use of digital resources and methods in the humanities, as well as the analysis of their application. DH scholarship means collaborative, transdisciplinary, and computationally engaged research, teaching, and publishing. The annual ADHO Conference on Digital Humanities is the central and largest event of the international Digital Humanities community and brings together scholars from around the world, providing them with a unique opportunity to exchange ideas and research results, and to promote future collaboration. Particular attention is paid to historical issues presented at the congress, both in workshops and at section meetings and poster presentations. Statistical observations are presented, and a frequency analysis of the occurrence of keywords is carried out. The main conclusion of the study is the observed trend towards an increase in historical reports, posters and workshops. A noticeable increase in interest in historical sources, historical databases and geographic information systems, and virtual reconstruction of the past using a wide range of digital humanities research tools is noticeable (in comparison with the programs and publications of past Digital Humanities congresses). The 2023 conference theme, “Collaboration as an Opportunity,” is about the transdisciplinary and transnational collaboration, showing how increased cross-national collaboration—across continents and geopolitical locations—can transform regional knowledge hubs into international networks of excellence in research for the benefit of the global digital humanities community. Historians have firmly taken their place in contemporary digital humanities research.

Digital skills and ethical knowledge of teachers with TPACK in higher education

This paper analyzes the professional ethical knowledge of teachers in the use of technologies by teachers in training. Based on the disciplinary pedagogical technological knowledge (TPACK) model, it is intended to measure the correct inclusion of technologies in the classroom. For this, a descriptive exploratory methodological design study was carried out. The instruments used have been the Likert scale questionnaire and the personal interview, organized into four dimensions in which the self-perception of professional ethical knowledge, ethical knowledge of technology, pedagogical technological ethical knowledge and disciplinary technological ethical knowledge of the future teachers. The questionnaire has been applied to a sample of 1.051 trainee teachers from a European university in the context of COVID-19 and 822 students participated in the interview.<br /> The results show the scarce training in professional ethical knowledge of teachers in training and the importance of addressing this knowledge in the 21<sup>st</sup> century, a post-pandemic context. Another of the conclusions is the need to include the ethical component in the TPACK model to achieve a correct and ethical use of digital resources in the classroom.

Internal Medicine Recruitment in the Age of Social Media: Strategies to Target Residency Applicants

Applicants in the 2020-2021 residency interview cycle were unable to attend in-person meetings or visit prospective sites of future training. Instead, they relied on printed or digital media for information. Over the past few years, many graduate medical education programs have increased the use of social media to disseminate information to attract and retain faculty, staff, and trainees. Previous studies have quantified the relative presence of social media in residency programs, but there has been limited work on the assessment of social media platforms that applicants use to evaluate internal medicine programs. To more effectively target residency applicants through social media, we sought to understand the use of social media in general and specifically in the residency application process of an incoming intern class recruited during the 2020-2021 interview season. We administered an anonymous survey after matching to a single institution’s 2021 class of 40 internal medicine interns in both categorical and preliminary tracks. The group surveyed came from US medical schools (MD and DO degrees) and international programs. The group surveyed comprised 66% women and 16.7% underrepresented groups as defined by Association of American Medical Colleges guidelines. Our data found that the internal medicine residency applicants mostly used hospital websites and Instagram to evaluate programs. Twitter, which is often assumed to be highly used in academic circles, was rarely used. Our work suggests that a better understanding of the use of digital resources by applicants can allow programs to reach residency applicants in a meaningful way.